Contribution to the less Known Ethnomedicinaly Plants Used by Munda and Santal Community of India with Their Ethnomedicinal Justification

An ethnobotanical study focused on medicinal utility of plants was carried out among the Munda and Santal communities of Tripura, India with aims to document the traditional knowledge of the medicinal plants used in various ailments. The information was based on normal conversation, interview and discussion with local herbal practitioners, elderly men and women of different tribal communities. In this study, a total of 31 plant species belonging to 23 families were described which have been used in the treatment of around 27 diseases. Most frequently medicated claims were dentalgia diabetes and gastritis. Apart from them the other uses includes gynaecological problems, cuts and wounds, skin diseases, urinary troubles All these claims need to be subjected to previous established literature to validate the potentiality of these plants and plant parts as drugs.